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California became the first state to place an outright ban on plastic bags last week. This is an awesome step forward in reducing the waste that comes from the single-use items which are an unfortunate part of many people’s daily habits. Kudos Cali!

In light of this, we decided to look at some of the other usual suspects that contribute to our nation’s sky-rocketing municipal solid waste problem. But first, some statistics:

32 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2012, representing 12.7 percent of total MSW (municipal solid waste).

In 2012, the United States generated almost 14 million tons of plastics as containers and packaging.

Only 9 percent of the total plastic waste generated in 2012 was recovered for recycling.

While it would be wonderful to think that every recyclable item gets recycled, and every compostable thing gets composted - it’s simply not the case. Look in any public waste receptacle for proof. MSW or ‘municipal solid waste’ is how we measure trash and it’s a numbers game based on weight. A single-use plastic bag comes in at 0.2 ounces.

Here’s how some ordinary beverage containers weigh in:

16 oz. Water Bottle: 0.4 ounces

20 oz. Iced Coffee 'Corn Cup’: 0.6 ounces

“Venti” Hot Coffee Cup, Sleeve, and Lid: “0.9 ounces

Ditching disposable bags is a great start, but bags pail in comparison to single-use cups that can weigh more than 4x as much.

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We’re super excited to introduce the newest member of the Cuppow family! The new SoDelicious BNTO in yellow (Pantone 1215C) is available now exclusively through SDDF’s ‘Say Yes to What You Love’ 2014 tour.

When one of our products was spotted by a So Delicious employee at a local coffee shop in Eugene, Oregon, the dairy free food company “fell in love.” With our shared passion for environmental responsibility and good eating, collaboration was inevitable!

SoDelicious Dairy-Free makes it easy to say yes by providing vegan alternatives to milk, yogurt, ice cream, and creamer. SDDF’s products pair perfectly with BNTO making it even easier to take the good stuff on the go!

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The same four colors as Cuppow with the same four corresponding charities. 5% of the proceeds of the sale of all Cuppow and BNTO products in specific colors is destined for carefully chosen charities whose mission we support to the fullest!

These will be available for purchase next week! Enter our raffle today to get them first: